Table 3: Determination of Nitric Oxide concentration and plasma lipid peroxidation using the TBARS before and after exercise, in the baseline and in the 1st, 6th and 12th weeks of Resistance Training.

Training period P
Baseline 1st 6th 12th
Nitric Oxide (nM)
Before Exercise 53.20 ± 0.21 59.15 ± 0.31 67.59 ± 0.35 64.67 ± 0.32 0.74
After Exercise 46.32 ± 0.22 51.97 ± 0.26 60.04 ± 0.29 53.59 ± 0.25 0.25
TBARS (nmol/L)
Before Exercise 2.97 ± 0.04 2.98 ± 0.05 3.12 ± 0.06 2.84 ± 0.04 0.72
After Exercise 3.07 ± 0.05 3.01 ± 0.05 3.11 ± 0.05 2.91 ± 0.05 0.16

The data are expressed as mean ± SD.